Cab-window.



JOHN D. L ANE, OFAETHERLY, ILLINOIS.

CAB-WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907 application filed February 27, 1907. Serial No. $59,633.'.

To all whomjit mayconcem:

Be it known that I, JOHN D. LANE., a citizen of the United States, residing at Etherly, ^in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, whose post-office is Vataga, Knox county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Cab-Window, of which the following is a speqication.

My invention has relation to side windows for locomotive or other engine cabs.

.In the'luse of windows heretofore employed it has been difficult, in fact, p ractically impossible for Athe engineer or fireman, because of the cab being of practically the same width as that of the cars being drawn by the engine, to see vto the rear without opening the' side window in the cab and protruding the vhead there' through, which, especially in stormy weather, exposes the operator (which term shall for the purposes of this specification be hereinafter employed as referring to the engineer or fireman,) to injury, endangersthe cinders and further exposes his person to the effects of' drafts endangering his health. Also has it been diffimeans whereby the operator may conveniently and sight as it subjects the eyes to injury from sparks or cult, becausel of the front window of the cab being dis- 'posed at a right angle to the line of travel ofthe locomotive and subjected to snow, moisture, dirt, smoke etc. begriming or cloudingthe pane or light for the operator to see clearly and distinctly signals, other.

trains or other objects in ladvance. It will. be evident that this has not only endangered the person and lives of theengi nomen, but that itrendered unsafe the lives l of all other trainmen and passengers. I The primary object of my invention is to provide a with safety, security and absoluteness, and without endangering himself in any manner, see clearly andl distinctly to the front, to the rear orto the side from his ordinary position in' the cab, and because of the.

angularily of-which, a means romiwhich the laforenamed objectionable matters Twill be'blown therefrom instead of collecting-thereon. I- accomplish by means of, the employment of a sash or sashes arranged diagonally or obliquely to the plane of the cab frame.

further object is topreclude any of the aforesaid undesirable substances from entering the cab from almvrm below to the hindrance of its occupants.

A still further object is to provide means of the character stated which may be folded into a small compass and out of the way when the engine is not on the road, while a still further object is to provide simple means whereby the device may be readily removed from the engine. v

Other objects will hereinafter appear as the nature of the invention is better understood.

It may here be stated that the device is equally applicable to road or' yard engines,. and that the 'an enginescab; Fig. 2, a detail, a plan, showing the .when the engine is at speed; Its edgelies preferably sashes and their fastenings; Fig. 3, a detail, seenfrom v below, showing the. sashes and fender in folded positions; Figjll, 'a detail, a rear elevation, showing by full lines the fender in position when in use, and by dotted lines the same when folded against'one o f the sashes; Fig. 5, a detail, illustrating the position when foldedl against one of the sashes, and Fig. 6, a detail, a. sectional elevation, showing the manner of folding the hood-when not in u se, the fender not being shown'.

-Referring to the aforesaid drawings, l indicates Vthe sides of a c ab window flame, and 2, the cab roof.

3, 3 are ordinary Window sash frames, each provided with a transpalent'p'ane 4, and are hinged at 5 to fold together as shown at Figs. 3 and 6. One sash is hinged to the cab frame at 6 and the other carries hooks 7 adapted for engagement with eyes 8 on the opposite side df the frame l. vTo one of the sashes 3 is hinged at 9 a fender 10 which, when not in use, is adaptedto fold upwardly against the sash to which it is hinged.` The fender is preferably of sheet metal, and effectually precludes sand, gravel, dirt, dust, drafts of air or other deleterious substance or thing from being drawn up from below when ,in use on the usual arm-rest of the cab, (not shown,)but may be supported in any other suitable lmanner. I t is, as shown, triangular inform to correspond with and t snugly within the lower sash members. Fixed to the tops of the sashes is 'one end of a hood or shield ll of flexible waterproof material, as rub- .ber cloth, the other or free end of which extends inwardly and upwardly through the window opening and is provided with straps l2 of resilient material, which straps are furnished at their extremities with loops 13 adapted to engage hooks or buttons 14'on theunder side of the roof of the cab and within it; It willbe 4evident that so constructed and arranged,nothinginjuriousfcan enter the cab from above. Neitheriwindow is exposed' broadside to the elements; therefore snow or grime Willl 100 not lodge freely thereon. K

Should it be desirable notto use the device, the hooks A 7 mayqbevreadily released from the eyes 8, the loops 13 freed from the hooks or buttons 14, the 4fender raised and the hood or shield dropped between the sashes to 1 05v the position shown at Fig. 6, and the whole folded back by meansof the hinges 5 to rest against the side of the cab in an evident manner. j

The device is readily detached from the cab by withdrawing the pintles of the hinges 5 for changing it from 110 one engine to another, for repairs etc'. It occupies but a' very Small space when folded, and maybe readily car-` ried from place to place. The engineinen may freely see to either the iront or the rear, and are fully andcompletely protected from injury by reason o' drafts, dirt, sparks or the elements. v

Having thus set forth the nature and obj ects, the construction, operation and advantages of my invention, I Claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following, to-Wit:

1. In a device of the character described, a cab .trarne provided with a window opening plurality 'of sashes hinged to fold together, means for hinging one of them to the cab frame at 'one side of the window opening, means for removably securing,r the other to the frame at-the other side of said opening, the combined area ol the two sushes when in the bowed position thus formed being greater than-that of the window opening, and a flexible hood fixed tolthe upper portions of the sashes, it being adapted to pass'through the window opening and to be secured to the interior of 'the cab.

2. In a device of the character described, a cab frame. provided with a window opening a plurality of sashes hinged to told together, means for hinging one of them' to the cab frame at one Side'of the window opening, means for removably securing the other to the frame at the other side of said opening, the combined area of the two sashes when in the bowed position thus formed being greater than that of the Window opening and a fender hinged to the bottom of one of the sus'hes and adapted to fold thereagainst when in one position, and to` cover the space between the lower sash rails when Ain another position.

In a device of the character described, a cab frame provided'with a window openinga plurality of sashes hinged to fold together, means for 'hinging one of them to the cab frame at one' side of the window opening, means for removably securing the other to the frame at thevother side of said opening, the combined area of the two sashes when in the bowed position thus formed being greater than that of the window opening a flexible hood fixed to the upper portions o1 `the sashes, it being adapted to pass tlirouglrthe window opening and to be secured to the interior of the eab, and a fender hinged tov one of the snshes andadapted to fold thereagainst' when in one. position,. andv to cover the space between the sash rails when in another position.

In witness that I claim the foregoing as my invention I hereto subscribe my name in presence of two Witnesses,

JOHN D.,LANE. i

Witnesses C. S. RICHARDS,

J. M. BOSTON. 

